1. XYZ Union to unite all or as many Part 121 Groups as possible.

2. Min FO Pay: $100/hr, Min CAPT Pay: $130 The pay scale has influenced furloughs, alter ego airlines and financially forced pilots to stay where they are and unable to change airlines due to first year pay. This also prevents the motivation for Majors to continually grow the regional airlines to 76 seaters just has Delta's MEC just voted to agree to do so for a slight pay increase. The rumors are becoming louder of 100 seaters becoming imminent as well. $230/hr. That is less than a ticket. They can afford it.

3. One Seniority List (which would only affect those unemployed or furloughed. Wherever you currently stand at your airline, you stay. No body can jump in front of you. When a participating airline hires, it interviews the most senior pilot not currently gainfully employed on the list. How compiled is yet to be determined. Possibly first part 121 carrier job hire date or age. Hours and ranking scale of current standings and particular airlines might be too controversial.)

4. How to unite. Participating airlines and pilot groups will select only members from the union for interviews first until all have been exhausted. All new employees not currently in union, will be added. If a future contract negotiation between said airline and its pilot group has not been met, then a strike would be requested for all pilot groups under its holding company's umbrella. (ie: If American Mainline went on strike, all regionals flying for American would go on strike. If Mesaba goes on strike, all pilots under Pinnacle go on strike.) Agree to new pay scale and union list, On the same day all members submit pending letters of resignation if union terms are not accepted. We cannot strike as our government's court might view our modus operandi of either calling in sick or not showing as illegal. If we all quit, there can be not punishment. Any pilot who chooses to work after such d-day, will be indefinitely blackballed.




conclusion: something must be done as the regional airline industry and pay is growing and majors are shrinking leaving no pilot safe. From the most senior pilot at the most prestigious airline, as history tells us, those on top better watch their back too. I am willing to start a stand alone forum to discuss all facets of such union and even set up representative councils from other airlines. Possibly create a meeting somewhere nice, so we don't get to depressed and upset, to discuss. Why a new union? ALPA has failed us over and over and it's time for their reckoning as well. We need this to be as simple and clairvoyant as possible.